Friday, Feb. 5

Comedian, author, and actress Paula Poundstone is in town for a performance at Walton Arts Center Friday night. It starts at 8 p.m. Here’s ticket info.

Feel like a dance party? The place for you is probably Cannibal & Craft, then. That’s where DIO, Purp Loder, and Special Guest will be playing their best house music mixes all night at the PURE dance party. There’s no cover.

How about a show? Local troupe TheatreSquared has a new show called Fault making its debut this weekend at Nadine Baum Studios. It’s an original show written by local playwright and T2 artistic director Robert Ford. Here’s more info.

UA Theatre will also debut a new show this weekend at UA Global Campus on the square. The Motherf**ker With The Hat was a 2011 Tony Award winner for best play, and UA Theatre will be performing the show through the weekend. Here’s more.

The Arkansas Brewers Guild’s Winter Tap Takeover is Friday night at Apple Blossom Brewing Company with at least a dozen Arkansas beers on tap beginning at 5 p.m. Here’s the brew lineup.

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Full list

5:00 pm	Arkansas Brewers Guild Tap Takeover Apple Blossom Brewing
5:00 pm	Arkansas women’s tennis vs. Tulsa Billingsley Tennis Center	Sports
6:00 pm	The Odds / The Bel Airs George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
7:00 pm	Justin Driggers Nomads Music Lounge	Music
7:00 pm	Melody Pond Arsaga’s at The Depot	Music
7:00 pm	Razorback Hockey Jones Center	Sports
7:00 pm	Sierra Scott Foghorn’s on 15th	Music
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Fault Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: The Motherf**ker With The Hat UA Global Campus	Performance
8:00 pm	Frank Foster George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
8:00 pm	Paula Poundstone Walton Arts Center	Comedy
8:00 pm	PURE dance party Cannibal & Craft	Music
8:30 pm	Wes Hart JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Destroyer of Light / Iron Iris JR’s Lightbulb Club	Music
9:00 pm	Matt Smith Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
10:00 pm	Pagiins / Meatsweat Ryleigh’s	Music

Saturday, Feb. 6

It’s Mardi Gras time! The annual Fat Saturday Parade of Fools is set for Saturday at 2 p.m. on Dickson Street. Here’s our story, including info on the parade route.

Prison Stories Project’s Stories from the Inside Out is set for Saturday night at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. The show features actors performing real stories from inmates in the local women’s correctional facility, and they are typically compelling, powerful, and heartbreaking all at the same time. The show starts at 7 p.m., and there’s a $10 suggested donation at the door.

The symphony is also back in town. SoNA will be performing their Valentine Pops show at Walton Arts Center Saturday night. Ticket info is here.

There’s a big EDM show at George’s on Saturday night with Wick-It the Instagator and Manic Focus. Tickets.

Ryleigh’s also has a big show with Denver electro-hip-hop act, Krooked Drivers. Locals Galaxy Tour Guides are also on the bill.

Frost Fest, the state’s first winter beer festival, kicks off at 3 p.m. Saturday at 603 W. Ash Street, just around the corner from Fossil Cove Brewing where owner Ben Mills plans to soon build his new brewery. At last check, 24 breweries from around the region will be on hand to deliver samples of their beers for the first-year event. Here are the details.

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Full list

9:00 am	Fayetteville Farmers Indoor Winter Market Jefferson Center	Community
10:30 am	Black History Month Story Time Fayetteville Public Library	Family
2:00 pm	Fat Saturday Parade of Fools Dickson Street
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Fault Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
3:00 pm	Frost Fest Fossil Cove Brewing	Activity
5:00 pm	Paul Price – Harp guitar Emelia’s Kitchen	Music
5:30 pm	Omni Center’s 15th Anniversary Dinner Good Shepherd Lutheran Church	Community
7:00 pm	Arkansas men’s basketball vs. Tennessee Bud Walton Arena	Sports
7:00 pm	Snake Girty Turncoat / Aaron Smith / The Coalbiters Backspace	Music
7:00 pm	Stories From the Inside Out St. Paul’s Episcopal Church	Performance
7:00 pm	Whyte Noyse Nomads Music Lounge	Music
7:30 pm	SoNA Valentine Pops: American Songbook Walton Arts Center	Performance
7:30 pm	TheatreSquared: Fault Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: The Motherf**ker With The Hat UA Global Campus	Performance
8:30 pm	Maud Crawford JJ’s Grill	Music
9:00 pm	Luna Jamboree Smoke & Barrel Tavern	Music
9:00 pm	Manic Focus / Wick-It The Instigator George’s Majestic Lounge	Music
9:30 pm	Krooked Drivers / Galaxy Tour Guides / DJ Mikey Rodge Ryleigh’s	Music

Sunday, Feb. 7

Longtime Fayetteville band The Good Fear (featuring Flyer co-founders Dustin Bartholomew and Todd Gill) will be the featured performers at Singled Out, the interview/performance series held at Maxine’s Tap Room at broadcast on KUAF 91.3 FM. It starts at 7 p.m., and there’s no cover.

It’s also Super Bowl Sunday. Panthers or Broncos?

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Full list:

1:00 pm	Arkansas men’s tennis vs. Oklahoma State Billingsley Tennis Center	Sports
2:00 pm	TheatreSquared: Fault Nadine Baum Studios	Performance
3:00 pm	Guest Artist Recital: Peggy Moran Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall	Performance
6:00 pm	Arkansas men’s tennis vs. Oral Roberts Billingsley Tennis Center	Sports
7:00 pm	Singled Out: The Good Fear Maxine’s Tap Room	Music
7:30 pm	UA Theatre: The Motherf**ker With The Hat UA Global Campus	Performance